The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-28
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WAsnIxo1ox, ID. e., Oct. 20 "a,

-. ~ Oct. ~. 1851.
OF the many annual reports nos 1.
sog prepared 90 the several federal ~
perimenls. perhaps hone are az 49,
| general Interest - II that Of Corm,A
siouer sparkle. Of the General Land n,
nee, which has just been subnit,ea =
The Secretary OF the Interior. ana wh;,S
speaks more than mere platform ~,
tudes Of the sincere desire Of the Der
Icrsis 10 redeem their pledges 10 recls,s
and restore 10 the people the public ~
main Of which Republican rapscisv 80
venality have wrongfulIy deprlyeS
them. These vast frauds are not con.
dned 20 any particular locality but IN.
partially and unblushingly penetrsis
and permeAse every State and Terri,orv
Of the Union. which shall, for man,
yerrs 20 come, emblazon on the pages ~
orr country's history the degrsdsti,.
and infamy Of the most corrupt party q
the century.
| The report In question shows th..
since March I. 1885. 3l.ss448l aer.
have been reclaimed aud thrown onr
Iio honest sesflers. The inveslig atloa N
land entries discloses The startling resuIt
that 2.3io cases covering $4,000 acres
were condemned to cancellation and 4.
lb3 entries. covering about 10000 acres
were cancelled for fraud. pure aud sim
lpIe. Added 10 this crow lied catalogu,
tof crime lite browning climax more
than five thousnd cases have been IN.
earthed wherein perjury or suborns.
tion Of perjury has been committed il
land transactions.
The reports Of several Of bureau Of.
Icers especially those OF the Land Of6c.
and the pension Office, call for an increase
In their clerical force-it appearing Tia,
these two grand divisions OF the public
Iservice are outstripping In rapid ana
substantial growth al Of the Others
with the possible exception OF the e..
tension OF the mail service throughout
1.-THE country.
Considering the number Of important
and interesting cases to be adjudicaled
THE October term Of the Supreme Cour:
lof the United States promises 10 be Of
Extraordinary Interest. First In msgu
ltude 10 the trial Of the Virginia State Of.
; I6ciaIs imprisoned BY United States
Judge Bond Tor alleged contempt Of
court In the celebrated ''coupon crush
Ier' cases, - this unheard OF proceeding
Involves grave constitutional question
lin regard to the relation OF the Slas and
National Governments.
Then there sre the famous Bell tele
lphone cases, the case Of the PrelIar muir
ider ~ ST. Louis with . strong probs
ibility that the fate Of the Chicago ansr
Ichisss will also be decided.
Among the bills 10 be Introduced II
.iConRress next session will be seven OF
pension legislation, prepared under th'
auspices Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. with The purpose Of providing
y aid for I'll soldiers who saw actual ser.
e vice.
Another measure that comes near N.
people will be the introduction OF bill
!. providing for the licensing Of railway
" engineers and conductors tte object
being 10 obtain for such services careful.
temperate and experieDccd men, and
ilhus secure the safety or the passenger
IN this connection may gay that ii i
highly probable that Congress will aboI
ISL kerosene Tampa and heating stove
on all railroads. replacing these death
dealing agencies with electricity an
streaming apparatus, attached TO the Il
locomotive
The citizens Of the National Capiis
are making On earnest effort 10 have ih
next National Democratic Convenrio
meet In this city. The initiative was a
% ken by the Columbia Democratic a.
in behalf Of Washington. and the VITO
city u secoDding their endesvnr =
spublic meeting will soon te called y
consider the undertaking. The q
obstacle to be overcome u the fact 10
- the city has no hall large enough % &C.
commodate the convention: but il
Iprop0sed to obv;ate that hindrance D
the erection Of large temporary strn'
IS. Iture for the purpose. Another essensii
part Of the program will be the dinin
and winning and lionizing Of the Natio'
al Democratic COMMITTEES, when thu
body meets here next winter.